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SoftBank-Sesterce Bosquel AI data center

Announced

France · 1 project · Last reported

Summary

A joint venture majority-owned by SoftBank Group and formed with Sesterce was selected to develop and operate a 1 GW AI data center campus in Bosquel, Somme, in the Hauts-de-France region. Announced on 2026-05-30 as part of the 2026 Choose France summit, it is one of three named Hauts-de-France sites in SoftBank's 5 GW France plan. No investment figure, construction schedule or permit status has been published for the site; SoftBank cites about 400 long-term jobs once it operates.

Source record as of 2026-06-01 · Details and sources

Location

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Projects (1)

SoftBank-Sesterce Bosquel AI data center

Announced last observed as of · Reported status

Location: Bosquel, Somme, Hauts-de-France, FR. Nominatim centroid of the commune of Bosquel (Somme); sources name the commune only. SoftBank Group; Sesterce

Use: Ai unspecified

Capacity, investment and other figures

MeasureValueScopeAs ofNotesSources
Power capacity1,000 MWPlanned · Campus · Unspecified2026-05-31SoftBank Group; Sesterce
Jobs permanent400 countPlanned · Campus2026-05-31SoftBank Group

Companies and organizations

NameRoleNotesSources
SoftBank GroupDeveloperMajority owner of the joint venture.SoftBank Group; Sesterce
SesterceDeveloperJoint venture partner; the venture as a whole was selected to develop and operate the campus.SoftBank Group; Sesterce
Communauté de communes Somme Sud-OuestGovernmentNamed as a partner; the Somme prefect refers to a call for expressions of interest launched by the CC2SO, the community of communes' abbreviation.SoftBank Group; Sesterce

Timeline

DateEventActual or plannedNotesSources
2026-05-30AnnouncedActualAnnounced in Paris alongside SoftBank's 5 GW France plan at Choose France 2026.SoftBank Group; SoftBank Group

SoftBank's France plan gives an initial EUR 45 billion for 3.1 GW across Dunkirk (Loon-Plage), Bosquel and Bouchain by 2031, without a per-site split, so no investment is attributed to Bosquel. The campus design is by architecture firm Patriarche.

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Companies
  • Developer: SoftBank Group (unknown scope) evidence
  • Developer: SoftBank Group (unknown scope) evidence
  • Developer: Sesterce (unknown scope) evidence
  • Developer: Sesterce (unknown scope) evidence
  • Government: Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest (unknown scope) evidence
  • Government: Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest (unknown scope) evidence
Source and location review
Status source
SoftBank Group and Sesterce to Develop 1 GW AI Data Center in Bosquel, France evidence row
SoftBank Group · published 2026-05-31 · Company disclosure
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Status age at review: 148 days before the data update on 2026-10-27

Location details
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49.73910, 2.21790
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Precision scope
Nominatim centroid of the commune of Bosquel (Somme); sources name the commune only.
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Evidence

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Evidence for SoftBank-Sesterce Bosquel AI data center
TitlePublisherRolesPublishedRetrievedLicenceAttributionContent hash (SHA-256)
SoftBank Group and Sesterce to Develop 1 GW AI Data Center in Bosquel, France
Archived copy		Sesterce
Company disclosure		Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Metric: Power Capacity, Role: Developer, Role: Governmentsource-terms-not-recordedSestercedfca3a61b82e61e2d64f964d43821062ca39c6e11d68aaac1411d9278af573ad
Factual source record; not the publisher page
SoftBank Group and Sesterce to Develop 1 GW AI Data Center in Bosquel, France
Archived copy		SoftBank Group
Company disclosure		Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Metric: Jobs Permanent, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: Announced, Role: Developer, Role: Governmentsource-terms-not-recordedSoftBank Group4d62b354bd21d1691df8583ad19b7088e888d035448bf8fd8f3fef70dc3d6cb4
Factual source record; not the publisher page
SoftBank Group to Build 5 GW of AI Data Center Capacity in France
Archived copy		SoftBank Group
Company disclosure		Imported: Record, Milestone: Announcedsource-terms-not-recordedSoftBank Group2bf16f8d22f59e04bc2b762bc27c72daa7dd8c8a244c764af7b99934cf874063
Factual source record; not the publisher page
Cite this site

Kyars, K. (2026). SoftBank-Sesterce Bosquel AI data center [site vcc-site-6bf2ad82353d1ed7d3c9]. In Data Center Atlas (2026-10-27) [Data set]. https://kiankyars.github.io/datacenter-atlas/sites/vcc-site-6bf2ad82353d1ed7d3c9/

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